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Normally Grover's cables are priced very reasonably.
Normally Grover's cables are priced very reasonably.
Review: Grover Huffman Silver Ribbons Speaker cable
Category: Cables
I first heard of Grover Huffman from a fellow ‘Gon member whom highly recommended that I contact him in my search to upgrade my Reference RC Audio speaker cables. My system is SS consisting of:
CAP 151, ARC CD2 and Apogee Slant 6 Speakers. IC is RSA Poeima Signature, PCs; Cryo Parts Beast (CAP 151) and Locus Design Pole Star (ARC) and supporting the CD 2 is Bright Star Air Mass/Big Rock 3 & Big Rock 3 under the CAP 151.
My goals to replace my cables were to achieve neutrality, big, deep and wide sound staging. My musical tastes are soft rock but I do listen to everything and expect to hear all the details contained in the presentation.
Grover’s Silver Ribbons (that’s what I have named them) are an exceptional fit in my system and Grover has also told me that they are fine mate with tubes (as his system is built around). I used Megan Slankard & Thomas Dolby as my reference recordings to review with and the music I hear from them is so satisfying I still can’t believe it.
From Thomas Dolby’s “Blinded by Science” his opening cut has a great sense of aire; width and depth are very focused as well as wide and deep. Dolby’s voice is nicely relaxed and layering excellent. On the song “Weightless” the electronic piano sparkles, My Apogees present an exceptional stage but now with the Silver Ribbons they wring even more from them, the Slants will provide you height info but the Silver Ribbons take that even farther, providing musical impressions that extend above the speakers and extension lower that lower that was available before with excellent smoothness, my notes read…. Depth, depth, depth, layers, layers, layers! An excellent example of detail is on “Wind power” with the conclusion of the song providing a weather report, the words are distinct and unsmeared very distinguishable.
From Meagan Slankard’s “Freaky Little Story” Megan’s acoustic guitar on “Sincerely Mr. T” again is very natural, you can hear the gentle reverb of the wood body as well as the pick scraping the strings as she plays, extension is huge strength of these wires and very well exhibited by the electric bass on this cut and tightness of the notes. On “Damn You” Meagn’s unique voice cartelistic shine thru her gentle voice in the presentation of aire and distinctive flexation of her vocals forward and fading from the mike, additionally the change from soft strumming to heavier string impact is clear, defined and strong. On “Dirty Skies” you have exemplified decay as the song concludes. On cut #5 “Tattoo” the gentle sound of the wood bass and its extension just exemplifies the resolution and the naturalness of not only the female voice but with bass drum hits that are tight and punchy.
I don’t find anything that these speaker cables show as a weakness other than a high price. Grover’s Silver Ribbons don’t hide the delicacy hide in the music, no matter what the music is they add strength and cohesiveness to a system but, revel any hardness smearing or recorded short coming.
Strengths: wide deep soundstage and exceptional extension and speed, neutrality and excellent balance.
Weakness; None.
Associated gear
Classe CAp151
ARC CD 2
Apogee Slant 6
RSA Poeima Signiture IC
Cryo Parts Beast Pc
Locus Designs Polestar Pc
Bright Star Air MAss
Bright Star Big Rock 3s
RC Audio Reference
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I first heard of Grover Huffman from a fellow ‘Gon member whom highly recommended that I contact him in my search to upgrade my Reference RC Audio speaker cables. My system is SS consisting of:
CAP 151, ARC CD2 and Apogee Slant 6 Speakers. IC is RSA Poeima Signature, PCs; Cryo Parts Beast (CAP 151) and Locus Design Pole Star (ARC) and supporting the CD 2 is Bright Star Air Mass/Big Rock 3 & Big Rock 3 under the CAP 151.
My goals to replace my cables were to achieve neutrality, big, deep and wide sound staging. My musical tastes are soft rock but I do listen to everything and expect to hear all the details contained in the presentation.
Grover’s Silver Ribbons (that’s what I have named them) are an exceptional fit in my system and Grover has also told me that they are fine mate with tubes (as his system is built around). I used Megan Slankard & Thomas Dolby as my reference recordings to review with and the music I hear from them is so satisfying I still can’t believe it.
From Thomas Dolby’s “Blinded by Science” his opening cut has a great sense of aire; width and depth are very focused as well as wide and deep. Dolby’s voice is nicely relaxed and layering excellent. On the song “Weightless” the electronic piano sparkles, My Apogees present an exceptional stage but now with the Silver Ribbons they wring even more from them, the Slants will provide you height info but the Silver Ribbons take that even farther, providing musical impressions that extend above the speakers and extension lower that lower that was available before with excellent smoothness, my notes read…. Depth, depth, depth, layers, layers, layers! An excellent example of detail is on “Wind power” with the conclusion of the song providing a weather report, the words are distinct and unsmeared very distinguishable.
From Meagan Slankard’s “Freaky Little Story” Megan’s acoustic guitar on “Sincerely Mr. T” again is very natural, you can hear the gentle reverb of the wood body as well as the pick scraping the strings as she plays, extension is huge strength of these wires and very well exhibited by the electric bass on this cut and tightness of the notes. On “Damn You” Meagn’s unique voice cartelistic shine thru her gentle voice in the presentation of aire and distinctive flexation of her vocals forward and fading from the mike, additionally the change from soft strumming to heavier string impact is clear, defined and strong. On “Dirty Skies” you have exemplified decay as the song concludes. On cut #5 “Tattoo” the gentle sound of the wood bass and its extension just exemplifies the resolution and the naturalness of not only the female voice but with bass drum hits that are tight and punchy.
I don’t find anything that these speaker cables show as a weakness other than a high price. Grover’s Silver Ribbons don’t hide the delicacy hide in the music, no matter what the music is they add strength and cohesiveness to a system but, revel any hardness smearing or recorded short coming.
Strengths: wide deep soundstage and exceptional extension and speed, neutrality and excellent balance.
Weakness; None.
Associated gear
Classe CAp151
ARC CD 2
Apogee Slant 6
RSA Poeima Signiture IC
Cryo Parts Beast Pc
Locus Designs Polestar Pc
Bright Star Air MAss
Bright Star Big Rock 3s
RC Audio Reference
Similar products
Cardas
Kimber
Audio Quest
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